The Reach 1951, Dorney
The Reach 1951, Dorney Ref: D87007
Memories of The Reach 1951, Dorney
Sunday Afternoons by The River
We used to visit Dorney Reach a lot when I was a child as it was one of our favourite Sunday afternoon walks.
We used to park and then walk down to the river passing the church on the way. The path was always shady and cool even in the hottest summer weather.
Picking Wild Violets
My friend Jean and I used to pick wild violets in the wood just along the towpath on the right hand side of this picture. The wood was a carpet of yellow celandines in Spring and the scent from the wild violets was reward in itself. We lived in Dorney Reach so most of our childhood was spent by the river Thames. Further back from this picture on the other side of the riverbank was Monkey Island Hotel.
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Bell Ringing
The is the church I was baptised in. As I child I used to go bell ringing here (St James the Less). We used to climb up the very narrow stairwell being very careful not to slip. Every week we used to practise. There were six bells and I used to ring No.4. Our teacher would stress to us not to break the stay as it was very expensive to replace so I always felt nervous ringing the bell. Goodness knows what it must have sounded like when we were learning as all of Dorney Reach and Dorney village would have heard.
